Adisseo

ADISSEO Nanjing – Chine

A methionine manufacturing unit in operation since 2013

This unit was created by the merger between Bluestar and Adisseo and comprises 25 chemical units spread across 45 acres. Ten million hours of work went into its construction .

 

An international launch team

Adisseo team members came from all of the European sites and from a number of external companies, thus guaranteeing a facility built with optimum safety and environmental protection conditions in mind

Production for the Asia market

The Nanjing plant produces liquid methionine under the trade name Rhodimet® AT88. This production is be absorbed primarily by the Chinese market.

SUSTAINABLE COMMITTMENT

PPE dispenser at Nanjing

The Nanjing plant has updated its  Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) matrix to reflect the reality of daily tasks within its units and workstation-related risks.

Badged operators can now collect their PPE from an automatic dispenser located in the control room.

 

Congratulations to the Nanjing R&D team

The work done by the Franco-Chinese R&D team at Adisseo Nanjing was recognised with an award at the Franco-Chinese Innovation Awards ceremony hosted by the France-China Committee. The METHISSEO (Methionol for Adisseo) project to develop an innovative process for producing methionol, an important aromatic compound, from MMP took second prize in the competition. Methionol is found in significant concentration in the Chinese grain alcohol known as Baijiu (白酒) and in fermented products, such as soy sauce (Kikkoman). The winners were congratulated by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the former French Prime Minister, and Cédric Villani, French Member of Parliament, and the 2010 winner of the Fields Medal for mathematics.

 

Odors, a major challenge

Since 2017, Bluestar Adisseo Nanjing cooperated with a partner to identify the odor source on the plant.

A project  has been launched for reducing  odor emission from the Ammonium Sulphate production, washing and handling units.

 

 

Asisseo runs for love

Sixteen employees of Adisseo Nanjing and one retired former employee of the company competed in the 5-km run organised by the Mi Gu Run Organisation. The race is one of a series of events put on every spring in 11 cities across China. It also provided Bluestar Adisseo Nanjing Company (BANC) with a great opportunity to promote its ‘Run for Love’ idea. The competitors raised RMB 8,000 – EUR €1,025 – for local schools.

Certifications

Norme Domaine Application
ISO 14001  Environnement Protection de l’environnement
ISO 9001 Produit & Processus Système de management de la qualité
OHSAS 18001  Sécurité des personnels et des biens Système de management de la santé et de la sécurité
FAMI-QS/HACCP Sécurité des produits Maîtrise de la sécurité alimentaire des produits commercialisés
 SGS Référentiel règlementaire européen SEVESO II  Procédé  Prévention des risques industriels et particulièrement des risques d’accidents majeurs
 L’excellence opérationnelle   Activité & Organisation  Démarche d’amélioration continue